Executive Music Specialist Teacher
Executive Music Specialist Teacher
Start Date: September 2025Salary: Inner London Main Pay Scale
Contract type: Full Time
Contract Term: Permanent
Are you an inspirational specialist music teacher, looking to join a highly committed and enthusiastic staff team to oversee music provision across our Federation of two schools in London?
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and highly motivated music specialist to work across our federation of schools at Clapham Manor Primary and Sudbourne Primary School, located approximately one mile apart. The successful candidate will have a passion for music and be able to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils to achieve the highest levels of performance, they will also oversee a team of skilled peripatetic music tutors.You will join a talented and hardworking staff team, supported by a leadership team and Governors who are committed to fostering a culture of team work and collaboration. If you are a specialist teacher with a passion for the arts and performance and instilling this in our children, this could be the opportunity for you!
The successful candidate will:
- Be a highly motivated, committed and enthusiastic classroom practitioner
- Have a passion for music and an ability and commitment to engage, motivate and inspire all children to learn, achieve and make good progress
- Have a real belief in inclusivity and the fact that all children can be supported to be successful
- Have an excellent knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum for music and an ability to plan and deliver creative and engaging lessons
- Have commitment to high standards of attainment and achievement
- Have flexibility, resilience, adaptability and commitment to working as part of a team
- Be a great communicator with good interpersonal skills who can also actively engage with parents
- Be passionate about education in a school deeply rooted in the local community
We offer:
- Wonderful pupils in diverse and inclusive schools with a real commitment to the community
- An enthusiastic and highly skilled staff team
- A commitment to on-going professional development to further develop your career with a dedicated Personal Growth Partner (PGP) to support and guide your career pathway
- A commitment to ensure a respectful work life balance and regular opportunities to socialise with colleagues
- A powerful ethos based on improving children’s lives through outstanding education
- An imaginative curriculum which emphasises the importance of all aspects of a child’s development
- An opportunity to lead music with flexibility and autonomy over its future direction
- A well-resourced, exciting teaching and learning environment in both schools
- An existing team of peripatetic music tutors
- Blocked PPA time with your phase group partners
- A deeply committed staff and governing board, constantly striving for improvement and excellence
- Active and engaged parents and carers
For an application pack, please email our HR Officer, Holly Williams, to whom your completed application should also be sent via: recruitment@sudbourne.com
Closing date: 6pm, Tuesday 20th May 2025
(We reserve the right to interview early if we receive strong, suitable applications in advance of the closing date)
Shortlisting and invite to interview: Wednesday 21st May 2025Shortlisted candidate interviews: Friday 23rd May 2025
Tours and meeting with the Exec HT: To be arranged via email as above and held with the Executive Headteacher at either school in line with diary availability.
Clapham Manor Primary School and Nursery and Sudbourne Primary School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.